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pork with feijoas and ginger

Feijoa and pork make a wonderful flavour match and this dish sounds like an easy number to rustle up on a cool autumn evening, although I would be tempted to swap the ginger wine for a whole lot of freshly grated ginger.

PORK WITH FEIJOAS & GINGER

Ingredients

20g butter

2 pork fillets

100ml ginger wine

6-8 feijoas (about 200g flesh)

100ml cream

salt

freshly ground black pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 200ºC.

Melt the butter in a frying pan. Season the pork and brown on all sides. Remove it to a dish and place in oven to finish cooking – it will take about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets. When the pork is cooked, remove it from the oven to a warm place to rest for a few minutes.

Meanwhile, pour off any excess fat from the pan. Pour in the wine and bring it to the boil, scraping off any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.

Peel and chop the feijoas, and add to the pan. Simmer ’til the liquid has thickened. Stir in the cream and simmer ’til slightly thickened. Adjust the seasoning to suit.

Slice the pork fillets on the diagonal and arrange on a plate with the sauce poured over them.

Welcome feijoa lovers

Feijoas (also known as pineapple guavas and guavasteen) are an exotic, divinely-flavoured fruit native to South America. Small, green and egg-shaped, the scent and flavour sometimes defy description. Pineapple, banana, mint, strawberry and guava flavours all mingle to create a taste sensation that is wonderfully addictive!